Tim Burton created this carousel and it glows in the dark! Lily sketched part of it. (left)
Lily copied a pirate painting by Burton. (right)
A large sized, black/white, sculpture was made especially for this exhibit. Lily sketched it. (Left)
On display is a set of Jack Skellington’s heads with different expressions from A Nightmare Before Christmas. Lily picked a few to sketch. (right)
Lily’s inspired to make up a body with many exchangeable parts.
Roxanne was inspired to draw a creature with extension parts, multiple eyes, and sharp teeth (signature features of Burton’s creation.)
– Roxanne Feldman, MS Libary/Lily F., ‘17
Tim Burton @ MoMA
The Tim Burton Exhibit at MoMA inspired us to do more sketches. -- Lily F., '17 and Roxanne Feldman, MS LibrarianFrom the Desk of Quain
-- Joe Quain, MS LibrarianSketches by Nina Farnsworth
-- Nina Farnsworth, 4th Grade facultyFrench Class Sketches
"Here are some sketches I made on my 7th grade French class board when presenting expressions of place: between, next to, in, etc..A student took a picture of them." -- Marc Bendali, Faculty
Owl in the Tree
I sketched this little tree yesterday when I was at lunch sitting in the park--no, I didn't really see the owl but i put him in there anyways!And i'm NOT an artist at all but i do LOVE this year of the sketch. It's so calming to sit and just doodle sometime.... -- Tonya Allen, Head's Office
Dancers in Motion: Seven Sketches
"I collect many pictures of dancers and sketch them using pencil and charcoal." -- Pam O'Neill, FPFP Sketchtacular Meeting – Part 2
On Wednesday, October 7th, Carol Bowen, art faculty, presented a Sketchbook workshop at the First Program Divisional Meeting.Activity 2:
Grab the sketchbook from the person who sits to your right. Doodle on it. Violate the empty space. Now, take back your sketchbook. Make a drawing based on the random doodle on the page.
Mental Instability Inside
Planning for a counting book. -- Dan Musick, MS Faculty.Flowers and Birds
The first picture in this slightly tattered, 100-sheet sketchbook is from 1993. The newest, the one with the White-breasted Nuthatch is from this year, 2009. -- Virginia Noble, 4th grade House AdviserSeven Deadly Sins Dragon
Idea sketch for Medieval History Project: Geoffrey Perry, MS HistoryMeeting Doodles
I know I should be more focused on the current topics, but sometimes my pen packs it's bags and travels to foreign cities...: Regis Zaleman, New LabHS Faculty Workshop
On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, the High School faculty gathered in the cafeteria with David Macaulay for an entertaining and informative workshop.During the workshop, Macaulay gave several "assignments." Here are some of the faculty sketches in response to the following prompts:
*The Sweeper
*The Escape Route
*The room you teach in
*A box of raisins, a pair of pliers, and a hat, in one picture, expressing embarrassment, happiness, and/or danger.























































































